Poultry coop or crate



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Aug. 26 1924.

1,506,570 G. E. DE AN POULTRY COOP 0B CRATE Filed Jan. 15 1924 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 INVENTOR i it 7 Des not form an Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,506,571? FME' TY F CE- oo raiuY, 0F ALBIOIN, MICHIGAN.

POULTRY 0001' on oRArE.

Application filed January 15, 1924. Serial No} 686,264.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGEE. DEAI -T,R citizen of the United States, residing atAlbion, county ofC'alhoun, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry Coops or Crates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in poultry eoops or crates. I have illiistrated ny improvements as I have embodied'the same in poultry eoops or crates for exhibition and feeding purposes, although readily adapted for shipping crates andthe like. T f5 1 The main -objeets of this invention are: First, toprovide a poultry coop'or crate of the class} described which is rigid and durablein structure, and at the same time one in which the partsmay be readily f formed and assembled; y

Second, to provide in"'a poultry coop or crate an improveddoer structure whereby the door is efi' ectiv e'ly'supported in open position andmayf begeasily closed or released. '5 toproyide in"a"poultry crateor coop an" improved dough supporting me'ans Whi-chmay be quio kly adjusted or applied to the crate, the supportin bracket being ada tedtoiold flat againstthe crate so that obstruction when the crateis' moved about. i Objeetspertaining to details and economies of construction of my improyer'nents siiption to follow. I "I'=acc01nplish"th objects of m invention jby"the device's an 'dmeans described in the fdllowing specification. The invention is clearly defined and poi'nted"outin the lemme, A structure which is a preferred embodime'nt"of my invention is clearly illustrated *inth'e accompanying drawing forming a ipar t of this application, in which:

- will definitely appear from the detailed de- [)Fig. I is a. 'side elevation of a' poiiltry crateor of the battery type "the features of my invention. a'fragliientary perspective yiew showinglstriictural details. 50 Fig. llIflis an enlarged fragmentary front elevation showi' .one of the trough supporting brackets 1n its collapsed position.

is a f gntai'y elevetionshjow- A 1" t e bra ket in,extend d posi y re- M ,jjw'fv;

meet trough? "Fig. V isan enlarged detail view, partially in section, on a= iine 'correspondingto line'5'5 of Figs'JH' and IIIJ l Fig. VI is a detail vertical seetionthrough' one of the doors with the door closed. l

Fig. VII is} a. si-milar idetail' section with the door open; a In the drawing the sectional View is taken looking 'in the direction of the little arrows at the end' of the section line and similar numerals'ofreference indicate siniilar parts throughout the severalyiews. y

Referring to the drawing, '1 provide a fra ne consisting oilf the corner fuprights f1 connected by oiegtop iece'Q 'and the tot-tam piece 3. These up-ri-g ts arefofinleklofan gl'e iron and are arrangedwith their angles facing outwardly. K

In the strnctn're illustrated False provide an intermediate'upright' 4. Thefloorledges 5fare secnred'to the inwardly projecting legs ofjthe' angle irons while'the correspondin ledges *o'areseeured to the u ri "ts' yt' in opposed relation to reeeii e the so! i n bottom 7 1and't'hebotton i Tia-n84; f Y

I provide wall panels or' imits consisting of the horizontal rods peters 9 havi-I'i lateially' tnrn'ecbends 10 "disposed throng the outwardly projecting legsfofth eco-rher uprights and threadedto receive the nuts 11 whereby the' w all panels *arefseoured; These bars 9 haveoifsets l2 opposi te the uprights 4* to receive "the eye bolts 18 arranged through the uprights 4:, see V The .vertical wire slats More secured in suitably fsp-aeed'frelation to these -hor izontal so that'thejjaiiels ddnstitlite complete units" and inay be fissinbled onthe frames such. The slats Hare arranged to preyjde doq'i' openings thedoo'r s' being designated geneielly' by" the numeral 15 consistiglg of top pieces 16, bottom pieces 17 ahdth yertieal slats 18. These" parts are? forined of wire. f. The beeqin 'ieoe's" offtlf door terminate in. eyes wh h' slidably engage the slats it at each sidefqfitlie door opening A door I QPPQ 't s ew i s ur tfi 'fwi horizontal bar '9", this slat being" foi' iid "of wire biflisetslfi l titfe' achfside' bf t jd tior 11 3 et e net ln ze fzx iih' des the bars ii 'et $11 53 sl reftewehfihi .sl t ne ron b r 1 e i ll e e tefi fi I En ma iit ivfi i ir gi tt" 85 f th dimre' difsetor ltiiikhdfat m fiidjaoefitl permitting it to be disenga i sit a ha r of [f m (if pou y .QQO-PS {r rate a the lower end thereof so that ply-g1 the ,door is in elevated position the slat {Engages the slide under spring tension thereby supporting the door in its eleyated position,

a, m n-by a slight tap or blow on he upper end of the door or pushing inwardly ,on ,the ,slat having the offset or kink therein, so that the operator may release the ,door without manipulation with the hands, as by striking the top of it or pushingwi th the elbow, thus permitting the door ,to be closed by the operator when removing the fowlsfrom the coop- The trough 23 is supported 91141138 outside of the coop by means of t the brackets 24, these, in the embodiment illustrated being formed of rods bent into a ushape, the inner arms terminating in do vntnrned in les 25- These p n lesare e fi d w th oops Qtishruekbut from the 1i??? ah flohing plates 27 io fm d oi the vertie l edges of these plates having in l ,..B Qilfinnelshaped 18 :enga; ed tical s it-ts 1 se s b i g p ung o r ce v th plat so tha the plates are supported under spring friction and gripping action.

This allows tor the vertical adjustment of he roug as ay th i eal zed and P mits the Pa t being m d a a semble a i assembledth r, when h i r aug is removed the a ket any be a -mg -fi agains the de o ver, a matter r convenience in shipping poop, or when i is mor ug a @19 rat l ke th b e s era trustw and they are not likely to .be accidentally torn ofi or broken.

I ha ustr te a d d scri ed my a a m en s i a m edimae a ap a i n w h I ha .tm e y nraas l- I ha not attempted rto illustrate or describe adaptations which I have made to, tiger h r th i is le mad w ll ena l thes ki d in t a t t wh ch my i raee e lat -t e o y-e adar ela a m he desired.

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stern mediate upright and engaging said otisets ingsaid horizontal bars.

2. In a poultry coop or crate, the combination of angle iron corner uprights disposed with their angles facing outwardly,

oor supporting ledges secured to the inwardly projecting legs of said corner uprights, Wall panels compris ng horizontal bars having laterally turned threaded ends disposed through the outwardly projecting legs of said corner uprights and provided with nuts, and vertical slats secured to said horizontal bars.

3. In a poultry coop or crate, the combination 01 corner uprights disposed with their angles facing outwardly, an intermediate upright, floor supporting ledges secured to the inwardly projecting lugs of said corner uprights, wall panels comprising horizontal liars secured at their ends to the outwardly projecting legs of said corner uprights, said bars having ofi'sets opposite said intermediate upright. vertical slats secured to said horizontal bars, and eye bolts disposed through said intermediate upright and engaging said offsets in said horizontal bars.

4. In a poultry coop or crate, the combination of corner uprights, an intermediate upright, Wall panelscomprising horizontal bars having laterally turned threaded ends disposed through said corner uprights and provided with nuts, said bars havingofl'sets opposite said intermediate upright, vertical slatssecured to said horizontal bars, and eye bolts disposed through said intermediate up- ,rightand engaging said ofi'sets in said horiggontal bars.

5. In a poultry crate, the combination with a frame, of a wall panel therefor comprising horizontal bars and vertical slats secured thereto, said slats being disposed to provide a door opening, a door comprising ,top and bottom pieces and a plurality of vertical slats, said bottom piece having eyes slidingly engaging the adjacent Wall panel slats, and a door slide formed of wire sccured to the top horizontal bar to embrace and slidably support said door, one of said .door slats having an offset therein adapted to engage said slide under spring tension forsupportingithe door in elevated position:

6. a poultry crate, the combination witha frame, of a .wall panel therefor comprising vertical slats disposed to provide a door opening, a door comprising vertical slats and a bottom plece having eyes slidingly engag ngsaid wall panel slats. and a door-slide disposeditoenibraee and slidably "Sii'p brrsaid d e Said slats -.1; e a asse ime e t0 e a are e d-e Spring nser a s t e s e in e ate r de 7. .In .,a poultry ,crate, the combination as on an panel insesamprising ver ical slats disposed ,to provide a door opening, and a sliding door comprising vertical slats and a bottom piece having eyes slidingly engaging said Wall panel slats, one of said door slats having an offset therein adapted to engage a relatively fixed part under spring tension for supporting the door in elevated position.

8. In a poultry coop o-r crate, the combination with a frame, of Walls therefor comprising vertical wire slats, trough brackets, and attaching plates for said brackets, the vertical edges of said plates being formed into opposed flanges detachably and slidably engaging a pair of said slats, said slats being sprung to receive said attaching plates whereby they are engaged under spring tension.

9. In a poultry coop or crate, the combination with a frame, of walls therefor comprising vertical wire slats, trough brackets, and attaching plates for said brackets, the vertical edges of said plates being formed into opposed flanges engaged with a pair of said slats.

10. In a oultry coop or crate, the combination with a frame, of walls therefor comprising vertical wire slats, V-shaped trough brackets terminating in downturned pintles, and attaching plates for said brackets formed of sheet metal and having spaced pint-1e loops struck out therefrom to receive said pintles, said plates being detachably and slidably engaged with a pair of said slats.

11. In a poultry coop or crate, the combination with a frame, of Walls therefor comprising vertical wire slats, trough brackels, and attaching plates for said brackets detachably and slidably engaged witlr a pair of said slats.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE E. DEAN. [La] 

